It’s the end of October, it’s nearly Halloween time and it’s that time of the year for Susie to jet off to some random place in America…. first it was Texas, then Miami and now it’s….actually not so random…. San Francisco, the true birthplace of the Arts of Fashion event which I will be attending for the third year in a row. 

I was supposed to teach a masterclass but since they found out I have nothing useful to teach, I’m merely there along for the ride, poking cameras/recording devices in people’s faces and taking in the atmosphere of it all. (more…)

I know I’ve already harped on about Mary Katrantzou not once but twice today but I just can’t get her mesmerising prints out of my head.  The exaggerrated effect of them coupled with her colour choices just makes me really excited about what she will do in the future.  At the BFC London Rocks showroom in Paris yesterday, I literally zoomed into her collection seeing as I had seen the other ppl’s collections at the shows (Todd Lynn, Louise Gray, Erdem, House of Holland etc etc).

Mary is one of the lucky few to start her own label so soon after her CSM MA collection and she’s lightened things up a bit for S/S 09.  No more double bonded jersey as the fabrics are much lighter whilst still retaining a stretch.  On parts of the dresses, light denim is sewn, which slightly casualfies the pieces, especially on the piece with a mock denim short front.  The zips are fully functional this time so you can shorten things if needs be or have purposeful slits in the dress.  What I love is the clash of colours that is always well judged and never seems wrong.  The addition of stripes makes me think that Katrantzou did a funny play on the classic breton stripe.

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I am one very happy follower of fashion at this moment. What could be the source of my joy you may ask yourself? Quite simply, I am “Kontent”. Yes, I know the word is normally spelled with a “c” and not a “k” but you’ll permit me this small digression just this once, won’t you?

You see, Karl Lagerfeld’s trio of unisex fragrances called “Kapsule” will be hitting the fragrance counters soon (it’s already available at Colette in Paris) and this quite simply sends me over the moon! Soon, I will be able to don my Karl Lagerfeld collection garments, my Karl Lagerfeld sunglasses, pack my Karl Lagerfeld tote bag (the one with an image of Karl Lagerfeld emblazoned on it of course) in which I will carry my Karl Lagerfeld teddy bear by Steiff and take off for my Karl Lagefeld-designed abode on Isla Moda. There I will kick back and relax while I listen to my Karl Lagerfeld compilation CD (”Karl Lagerfeld: Les musique que j’aime”) and gaze lovingly at my Karl Lagerfeld limited edition lead figurine which will grace the mantle.

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